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HUTTON, PLUMSTED AND DEVEREUX FAMILIES.
BY GREGORY B. KEEN, LL.D.

The following entries are copied literatim from a
quarto Bible printed at Oxford in 1776 acquired by-
Benjamin Hutton in 1785, now belonging to his descend-
ant William H. Klapp, M.D.

John S. Hxjtton.

An account of John Strangeways Hutton by Charles
Willson Peale is given in "The Columbian Magazine"
for Sept. 1792, and reproduced in Watson's Annals of
Philadelphia, with a portrait from an oil painting by
Peale, in the possession of a descendant of his son
John Hutton. He was the son of John Hutton and was

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born in Bournesdoures (incorrectly transcribed by
Watson as Bermuda), Scotland, and became a resident
of New York City, and grandson of Arthur Strange-
ways, or more probably Strangways, (a well known
English surname) of New York City who died in Bos-
ton at the age it is said of 101 years. He married 1st.
Catharine Cheeseman of New York city, by whom he
had eight children, and 2ndly. in 1735, Ann, daughter
of John Van Laer, Jr. of Philadelphia and Prescilla
Preston, whose father William Preston, son of Henry
and Jane Preston was baptized April 30, 1650, as ap-
pears in Eegister of St. Andrew's Parish, New Castle
upon Tyne, and married September 10, 1672, Ann
Taylor, daughter of Edmund and Margaret Taylor,
who was baptized July 18, 1651, as appears by the Eeg-
ister of North Sheald upon Tyne. William and Ann
Preston left England, with their children, June 10,
1683, and arrived in Pennsylvania August 20, 1683. He
died September 19, 1717, She died December 4, 1732.
(Statements copied from the old Preston folio bible
Printed in 1599 in the possession of the family.) John
Strangeways and Ann Hutton are buried in the Third
Presbyterian Churchyard of Philadelphia. The in-
scription on their tombstone is as follows : "In Memory
of ANN HUTTON, who died November 14th, 1788,
Aged 72 years. Also, of JOHN HUTTON, who died
December 23d, 1792, Aged 108 years and 4 months."
The great longevity attributed to John Strangeways
Hutton does not accord with the date of the marriage
license in New York of John Hutton and Kathrine
Stranguish (no doubt Strangways) October 28, 1695,
presumed to be his parents. According to the article
in the "Portfolio" Hutton had seventeen children by
his second wife, five more than are indicated in the
bible of Benjamin Hutton.

Their son George Hutton married (Register of
Christ Church) August 11, 1760, Mary Moore. Their

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daughter Mary Hutton married John McMullin of
Philadelphia who left descendants of this and other
surnames, among whom were the wives of the late
Major-General William Scott Ketchum and Colonel
Franklin Foster Flint.

Their son John Hutton married (Register of St.
Paul's Church) October 6, 1764, Elizabeth Merritt.
He died December 6, 1791, and his wife died April 11,
1823, in the 80th. year of her age. They are buried in
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard, Phila-
delphia. They left descendants living in that city, in-
cluding their grandson Adjutant Lieutenant John Gait
Hutton, who served in the War of 1812, and others
mentioned in the "Descendants of Joran Kyn".

Their son Benjamin Hutton married Rebecca Plum-
sted, whose descendants are mentioned in "Chronicles
of the Plumsted Family" by Eugene Devereux, and
Keith's "Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania."

Their son Nathaniel Hutton married Eleanor Demp-
sey. Their son Nathaniel was the father of Benjamin
Henry Hutton of New York, who was the father of
Major Charles Gordon Hutton, Anne Hutton, who mar-
ried Count Moltke- Whitfield (Denmark) and Adele
Hutton, who married Marquis de Porte of France.
Their son James Hutton removed to Washington,
whose son William Rich Hutton lived in New York, and
whose son Nathaniel Henry Hutton resided in Balti-
more.

Mary Hutton born April 23 on Sunday at 1 o'clock in the afternoon in

the year 1737
George Hutton born in Febr. 30th (sic) at 1 o'clock in the morning in

the year 1738.
Sarah Hutton born in April 24th at 8 o'clock at night year 1741.
Sarah Hutton departed this Life August 17th in the year 1742.
John Hutton born in March 12th on Saturday at 6 o'clock in evening

and in the year 1743.
Joseph Hutton born in August 22nd about 6 o'clock in the evening.
Benjamin Hutton, Senr. born on January 15th on Wednesday about 11

o'clock at night in the year 1746.

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Sarah Hutton born 15th Day Novr. in the year 1748.

Elisabeth Button born Sept. 8 Day on Friday evening and in the year
1749.

Ann Button born Febr. 17 about 2 o'clock in the morning in the year
1751.

Benjamin Hutton born May 4th on Monday about 3 o'clock in the after-
noon in the year 1752.

Presila Button born in August 11th in the year 1754.

Nathaniel Button born Febr. 15th in the year 1756.

The children of John Strangeway Button.

John Strangeways Hutton died on Thursday the 20th day of De-
cember 1792 Aged one hundred & eight years & four months.

Thos. Plumsted married Mary Coates Augst. 16th 1762 at 9 A. M.
Clement Plumsted Son of Mary and Thos. Plumsted was born Septem-
ber 6th at one Quarter past 7 o'clock in the Evening 1763.

Rebecca Plumsted the daughter of Mary and Thomas Plumsted was
born March 8th. 1765 at one Quarter after 7 o'clock in the Evening.
Thos. Plumsted died October 29th 1776.

Mary Coats daughter of Warwick and Mary Coats was born October
8th 1741.

Benjamin Hutton married Rebecca Plumsted August 1st 1780.
Mary Plumsted died the 15th of August 1780.

Mary Hutton the Daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton was
born August 9 1781 at 4 o clock in the afternoon.

Sarah Hutton the daughter of Benj. and Rebecca Hutton was born
the 15th day of September J past 6 in the afternoon 1783.

Sarah Hutton Daughter of Benjamin & Rebecca Hutton Died August
30th 1786.

Thomas Hutton The Son of Benj. Hutton & Rebecah Hutton was
born April the 11th day 1786.

Benj. Hutton the Son of Benj. Hutton and Rebecca Hutton was bom
the fifth day of August 1788.

Benjamin Hutton the Son of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton Died
September 16th 1789.

Ann Hutton the Wife of John Strangeways Hutton Died the 14th
November.

Elizabeth Hutton Daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton Born
October 31st 1791 half after 4 o Clock in the morning and Died 20th
Day of August in the Year 1792 at J past 10 o Clock in the Evening,
Aged 9 Months and 20 Days.

Eliza Hutton Daughter of Benjamin and Rebeccah Hutton was born
December 21st. 1794.

Ann Hutton daughter of Benjamin & Rebecca Hutton was born Novm
the 18 1797

Elenor Hutton the daughter of Benjamin and Rebeccah Hutton was
born April 24th 1799, 3 o clock Wednesday morning.

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Clement Hutton Son of Benjamin & Rebecca Hutton was born Jany.
20th 1801

Thos. Hutton Son of Benjamin & Rebeccah Hutton died 22 February
1803 — also the 27th April their Daughter Ellenora.

Clement Hutton died the 10th May 1803.

Elenor Hutton, the daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Hutton was
born Friday July 19th 1804 at Twelve o Clock at night.

Robert Burton married Eliza Elliott Hutton March the 4th 1815.

Mary Ann Burton, daughter of Robert and Eliza Burton was born
December the 16th 1815 at half past 4 in the morning.

Ann Maria Burton, daughter of Robert and Eliza Burton was born
December the 5th 1816.

John Devereux married Mary Hutton September 22d 1799.

John Devereux the Son of John & Mary Devereux was Born August
10th at Half past 6 in the morning 1800.

James Devereux the Son of John & Mary Devereux Was Born April
17th at 6 in the morning 1803.

Mary Ann Devereux the Daughter of John & Mary Devereux Was
Born the Fifth of February 1806 at 5 A. M.

Benjamin Hutton Senr. Departed this Life August 20th 180!).

R, P. Devereux the Daughter of John & Mary Devereux was Born
Oct. 16, 1808.

B. H. Devereux, Son of John & Mary Devereux was Born Sept. 17,
1817.